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U.S. Department
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United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: KATHY COLVIN |
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/TXN |
PHONE: (214)659-8600
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“SWATTERS” PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY DALLAS — U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Robert E. Casey, Jr. of FBI Dallas, announced today that two additional defendants in a “swatting” conspiracy pled guilty this week in federal court in Dallas. Special Agent in Charge Casey said, “This type of criminal conduct represents a risk to public safety. Thus far, injuries resulting from the criminal conduct have been limited to a few individuals; however, it is only a matter of time before serious bodily injury or death to individuals or law enforcement results from this type of conduct. In addition, by causing emergency responders to waste precious time and resources in responding to false reports, first responders become unavailable to react to real emergencies.” The success of investigative efforts to date is due to the outstanding cooperation between local, state and federal agencies; public entities such as telecommunications providers and first-responders; and the public working together to resolve these cases. More than 40 state and localjurisdictions have assisted in the swatting conspiracy investigation, including organizations in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Arkansas, Washington, Oregon, Ohio, New Jersey, Alabama, and Michigan. U.S. Attorney Roper said, “The public can be confident that the Department of Justice is working to ensure that those who commit these kinds of cutting-edge cybercrimes are held accountable for their actions.” ### |